Secretary-General Welcomes Resumption of Republic of Korea-Japan-China Trilateral Meeting, Encouraging Parties to Promote Mutual Trust, Cooperation

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the trilateral summit meeting held between the Republic of Korea, Japan and China on 1 November in Seoul.  He lauds the three leaders — Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and particularly President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea, who hosted the meeting — for resuming trilateral meetings in three and half years.  He hopes that the resumption of the trilateral meeting format will reinforce the collaboration among the three countries, and foster strengthened cooperation in North-East Asia.

The United Nations encourages all parties to work closely together to promote mutual trust and cooperation for peace and prosperity in the region.